Montes went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Friday's 6-5 extra-inning loss to the Athletics.
Montes hasn't found a ton of consistency at the plate so far, batting .240 across his first nine big-league games. He has tapped into some power with three homers and a double among his six hits, giving him eight RBI and four runs scored as well. Montes topped 30 homers both this year and in 2025 in the minors as he's made a quick ascent to the majors. He'll be in contention to be the Mariners' starting right fielder in 2027, but he could end up in a platoon role if his strikeout rate remains excessively high.
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Mariners' Lazaro Montes: Out versus southpaw
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Montes is not in Seattle's lineup against the Athletics on Friday.
With Jeffrey Springs toeing the slab for the A's, the left-handed-hitting Montes will ride the pine for Friday's series opener. Dominic Canzone will man right field and bat third for the Mariners.
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Mariners' Lazaro Montes: Sitting again Sunday
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Montes (hip) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.
The 21-year-old Montes departed Friday's contest due to left hip soreness and is on the bench Sunday for a second consecutive game. He's guaranteed another day of rest since the Mariners have a team day off Monday. Dominic Canzone is manning right field for Seattle while Cal Raleigh rests his legs as the designated hitter.
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Mariners' Lazaro Montes: Remaining out Saturday
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Montes (hip) isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Athletics.
Montes was taken out of Friday's contest early due to left hip soreness, and he'll need at least one more day to recover before returning to action. Taylor Ward will pick up a start at designated hitter as a result and bat seventh.
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Mariners' Lazaro Montes: Exits after crashing into wall
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Montes was removed from Friday's game against the Athletics in the fifth inning with an apparent injury, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.
Montes, playing in just his third MLB game, crashed hard into the outfield wall while trying to make a play on a Zack Gelof triple in the top of the fifth. While Montes got up and was walking around afterward, he was replaced in right field by Taylor Ward in between innings.
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Mariners' Lazaro Montes: Sitting versus southpaw
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Montes is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game in Boston.
Montes homered as part of a two-hit day in his major-league debut Tuesday, but the left-handed batter will not start Wednesday as the Red Sox send southpaw Patrick Sandoval to the bump. Taylor Ward is in right field for the Mariners, and he will likely continue to platoon with Montes between that position and designated hitter.
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Mariners' Lazaro Montes: Homers in big-league debut
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Montes went 2-for-4 with an RBI single, a solo home run and an additional run scored during Tuesday's 9-6 win over Boston.
Montes was promoted from Triple-A Tacoma ahead of his major-league debut Tuesday, serving as the designated hitter. His RBI single in the third inning was his first big-league hit before he belted a 407-foot solo homer to center field in the fifth to give the Mariners a commanding 9-1 lead. Although he was the DH on Tuesday, Montes should see plenty of reps in right field given Taylor Ward's recent struggles at the plate.
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Mariners' Lazaro Montes: Officially promoted to big leagues
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The Mariners selected Montes's contract from Triple-A Tacoma on Tuesday.
The Mariners will give Montes a look in September as they try to make up ground in the American League Wild Card race. Montes has popped 38 home runs while collecting a .928 OPS between Double-A Arkansas and Tacoma this season, though it's also come with a 30.6 percent strikeout rate. The 21-year-old slugger should see regular playing time against righties, which would likely eat into the opportunities of the struggling Taylor Ward (.378 OPS with Seattle). Montes is starting at designated hitter and batting seventh Tuesday in Boston in his major-league debut.
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Mariners' Lazaro Montes: Set for promotion this week
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The Mariners are expected to call up Montes from Triple-A Tacoma on Tuesday, Francys Romero of BeisbolFR.com reports.
Montes will make the leap to the big leagues after slashing .274/.369/.571 with 13 home runs and three stolen bases in 44 games since being bumped up from Double-A Arkansas to Triple-A in early July. The 21-year-old bats from the left side of the plate and has been a full-time right fielder and designated hitter in the minors this season, so he could end up occupying the strong side of a platoon with Taylor Ward, who has mustered a lowly .371 OPS since being acquired from the Orioles on Aug. 3.
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Mariners' Lazaro Montes: Moving up to Triple-A
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The Mariners promoted Montes from Double-A Arkansas to Triple-A Tacoma on Sunday, Daniel Kramer of MLB.com reports.
Montes slashed .234/.369/.550 with 25 home runs at Arkansas, which included a 1.199 OPS in June. Contact remains an issue, as the hulking slugger has struck out at a 30.4 percent clip in 2026, but he has some of the best power of any minor-league hitter and has a chance to reach the majors before the end of this season.
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Mariners' Lazaro Montes: Moves up to Double-A
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Montes has been promoted from High-A Everett to Double-A Arkansas, Adam Jude of The Seattle Times reports.
Montes earned the promotion after slashing .268/.387/.572 with 18 home runs in 67 games with Everett. The left-handed-batter did strike out at a 27.6 percent clip with Everett and also hit only .212/.307/.455 versus left-handed pitching, so he's not a finished product. However, Montes has some of the best power of any hitting prospect in baseball and will now get to test himself at the Double-A for the first time.
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Mariners' Lazaro Montes: Cut from big-league camp
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The Mariners reassigned Montes to minor-league camp Wednesday, Shannon Drayer of SeattleSports.com reports.
Montes impressed in his Cactus League opportunities, going 5-for-13 with a couple home runs. The 20-year-old has some of the biggest power in all of the minor leagues but will hope to make more contact after he struck out at nearly a 30 percent clip last season at High-A Everett.
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Mariners' Lazaro Montes: Locked in at Single-A
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Montes is slashing .308/.417/.533 with six home runs, a 16 percent strikeout rate and a 14.6 percent walk rate in 30 games for Single-A Modesto.
The 19-year-old Cuban slugger has arguably been the most impressive prospect at Single-A through the first five weeks of the season. Everyone knows about his 70-grade raw power, it will just come down to how good Montes' hit tool is. Thus far, he's not showing any weaknesses against Single-A pitchers, and Montes may soon get promoted to High-A Everett, which offers a hitter-friendly home park.
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Mariners' Lazaro Montes: Feared by complex-league pitchers
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Montes is hitting .300 with two home runs, five doubles, 15 walks and 16 strikeouts in his last 50 at-bats in the Arizona Complex League.
The hulking left-handed slugger had one hit and seven strikeouts in his first four games, but he has been locked in since then. Montes has multiple walks in four of his last nine games and has homered in two of his last six games.
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Mariners' Lazaro Montes: Flashing power in DSL
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Montes is hitting .302/.425/.597 with six home runs, two steals and a 23:57 BB:K through 40 games in the Dominican Summer League.
The power is enticing, of course -- he's racked up 21 extra-base hits -- but the 17-year-old Cuban has struck out at a remarkably high clip (35.6 percent), which portends trouble once he faces higher-level pitching. Of course, being that he's still more than two months shy of his 18th birthday, there's a lot to like in Montes even though he's the definition of a high-variance prospect. Dynasty managers with an appetite for risk would do well to snatch him up.
